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API 15-135-20167Plugged & abandonedOil well

Horchem 1

Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Murfin Drilling

Spud date

Jul 13, 1968

Drilling began

Completion

Jul 24, 1968

Plug date

Aug 16, 2001

Total depth

4,464 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-135-20167
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Harkness
County
Ness
Coordinates
38.59393, -99.88399
State record #
1006097177

Operator

Murfin Drilling

Wells operated
3,005
Active
973
States
CO, KS, MT, ND, OK
As filed
Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ummel 115-135-30401ActiveInjectionMull Drilling Company, Inc.
Bondurant G 115-135-22629Plugged & abandonedOther typePickrell Drilling Company Inc
Dietz A 115-135-20675Plugged & abandonedOther type
Fitzgerald 1-2015-135-24236Plugged & abandonedOther typeMull Drilling Company, Inc.
Debes 'A' 215-135-23235ActiveOilG L M Company
Stenzel Partnership 2-2015-135-25371ActiveOilMAD Operators LLC

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.